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HANGING GLACIER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hanging glacier
1, record 1, English, hanging%20glacier
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A glacier lying above a cliff or steep mountainside ... 2, record 1, English, - hanging%20glacier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... as the glacier advances, calving can cause ice avalanches. 2, record 1, English, - hanging%20glacier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glacier suspendu
1, record 1, French, glacier%20suspendu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Glacier de vallée limité à son cirque, fréquemment suspendu au-dessus de la vallée principale. 2, record 1, French, - glacier%20suspendu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- reconstituted glacier
1, record 2, English, reconstituted%20glacier
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- reconstructed glacier 2, record 2, English, reconstructed%20glacier
correct
- regenerated glacier 2, record 2, English, regenerated%20glacier
correct
- glacier remanié 1, record 2, English, glacier%20remani%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A glacier formed below the terminus of a hanging glacier by the accumulation, and reconstitution by pressure melting(regelation), of ice blocks that have fallen and/or avalanched from the terminus of the hanging glacier. 3, record 2, English, - reconstituted%20glacier
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- glacier régénéré
1, record 2, French, glacier%20r%C3%A9g%C3%A9n%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- glacier remanié 2, record 2, French, glacier%20remani%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] glacier dont les apports en neige sont fournis par des chutes de séracs provenant d'un glacier suspendu. 1, record 2, French, - glacier%20r%C3%A9g%C3%A9n%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-10-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ice avalanche
1, record 3, English, ice%20avalanche
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sudden fall, down a steep slope, of ice broken from an ice sheet or glacier(most commonly hanging glacier). 2, record 3, English, - ice%20avalanche
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- avalanche de glace
1, record 3, French, avalanche%20de%20glace
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Avalanche de glace. Il n'y a pas que la neige qui tombe en avalanche. Parfois, c'est tout un glacier qui s'effondre, et cela peut être encore plus dangereux. 2, record 3, French, - avalanche%20de%20glace
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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